Presence and development of diabetic retinopathy in 153 238 patients with type 2 diabetes in the Danish Registry of Diabetic Retinopathy.

Jakob GrauslundFrederik Nørregaard PedersenMads Varis Nis AndersenJens AndresenToke BekSebastian DinesenJavad HajariSteffen HeegaardKurt HøjlundCaroline Schmidt LaugesenRyo KawasakiSören MöllerKatja Christina SchielkeAnne Suhr ThykjærLonny Stokholm

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2022)

Nationally, among Danish individuals with type 2 diabetes attending DR screening, we identified duration of diabetes and use of insulin as the most important predictor for the development of DR, while cholesterol-lowering medicine was a protective factor.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome